The Making of This Year's Card

One tradition that remains steadfast is taking a special picture for the front of our annual Christmas card.  Some years, a lot of planning is involved.  This year,  we were just thankful to have a time when the entire family was home together.  That happened to be in September this year.

We didn't plan our clothing in advance - just a sweatshirt would be good enough.  We got the dogs and went on our back deck.  The camera was on a tripod, triggered by a remote control.

I tried manning the remote at first,  but I couldn't get it to fire 

unless I held my arm out.

Annie tried and was more successful at being discrete.

Except for a few canine issues, getting a good enough shot

 was a pretty easy undertaking.

Adam was out of the loop on this one.

Annie was enjoying having control of the shutter.

After finishing with the serious pictures, 

there's always time for a little fun.

This seemed to be Kerry's favorite face this year!

And the 2015 Christmas card photo is...

Love it!